Please take the time and watch this short video

Author Steven Covey tells a similar story in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the vernacular of the story is called Shifting your Paradigm. In plain English it means be careful in judging things by their appearance, more often than not things are not what they appear to be.

Keep this in mind the next time you feel the urge to color a person , place or situation with your crayons, you just might be coloring with the wrong ones.

A man's destiny part III

 

OK, now that I have your attention let's take this thing called Manhood from the beginning, we were all boys once and we all have had some vastly different childhoods and some similar ones also. Some were not so great and some were pretty good. Here we are now.. We Are Men! OK well what are we supposed to do and become from here? Well depending on your age your thoughts regarding that question will vary to many extremes.

The first thing I can tell you for certain is that most of what your Father, Brother, Uncle, Friend, Boss or Mentor, all older and wiser than yourself have told you is True... Life is hard and life is not fair and to be a warrior in this world you will have no rest. Your enemy does not tire, he does not rest, he will be relentless in his attacks on you from the time you wake until the time you slumber and even then he will occupy your dreams.

Your shield and your sword are all you have to keep the beast at bay, do not be far from them for they will provide you and your family protection from the never ending attacks designed to make you falter to make fail in your responsibilities as a man.

Do not fear in your charge, do not fear in your duty, do not fail.... for this battle has gone on for centuries and it's outcome has already been determined...at its ending you will be Victorious.

Lesson number 1: Life is hard, Life is not fair, There will be seasons of sowing and there will be seasons of reaping, there will be times of pain and suffering and there will be times of joy and prosperity. These things will all come to pass in your lives my Brothers and you must Hold The Line! For if you do not you will fall in battle and your bones will be crushed into dust.. Do not fail in your charge, bind yourself with fellow brothers for a cord of many threades will hold strong, but a cord of one may unwind or break. This lesson is the first you must accept and take to your warrior hearts.

Your Brother Angeli.

A Man's Destiny part II

Men, I write these posts, sometimes based on my own experiences and sometimes based on something more, something I am called to do. They all have the same purpose to add a spark of thought, hope, wisdom, humility it doesn't matter what the spark is as long as it set a flame in motion.

My last blog received an unusually high response from you, my brothers, so I will go where I feel led and create a series of posts relating to this topic. The topic of regaining our place as Men and how, why and what it means to be a Man.

We are more than Conquers, We are more than Slaves, we are the embodiment of our creator and entrusted with duties that only we are capable of carrying out. There will be times that you want to give up, there will be obstacles that seem insurmountable, there will be times that you can go no further.

It is in these times that you must not rely upon your own strength but in the strength of your Father for his strength knows no bounds, has no limits...it is perpetual and everlasting and will carry you through the dark days ahead.

You were created for strength and created by strength..do not let doubt take this knowledge from you....

Rise up and take your place!

A man's destiny I

Men, have you felt that longing in your soul to retake that which has been given to you by God, that inexplicable feeling of emptiness and loss of purpose you feel is not what has been intended for you by your creator. You were created to be protectors, to be teachers, to be warriors in this world, against not what you think is the enemy..( Your Fellow Man. Your Brothers.)

But Rather to protect against the true enemy, the true deceiver of your hearts and minds. This battle will rage on till it's predetermined end and until that day we must.... I SAY WE MUST! Persevere through the temptation and loneliness and suffering that afflicts each of us. We are but Men and with that knowledge we are flawed by design, and rightfully so.. Which of us has earned the right to claim himself worthy.. Worthy of redemption... My Brothers I say to you, worry not redemption has been freely given to you already, all that is required is your acceptance.

Be Strong, Be Sober and Vigilant for your enemy the Deceiver lies in wait like a hungry Lion wanting to devour you.

Let your Hearts become Free and take your rightful place.. the place God designed you to be.........

You Let Me Be The Hero

Today is my brother Ralph's Birthday and I wish to send a special Thank You to him and my other brother Kris, they have lifted me up when I could not lift myself, they never gave up on me even when I had given up on myself. They are my Angels and although I stand sometimes in silence and pride, I truly could not stand at all if I thought they were not there to catch me if I fell. I wish My brother Ralph all of the blessings he deserves for the man he is and the steadfast commitment to his family and friends he lives with every breath. My brother Kris is an example of courage and commitment for all he has endured and these two men make me so proud to call them Brothers. Thank You both for who you are and what you do.

I Love you.....

The Sunset Limited - A Must See Movie

I watched this movie over the weekend and found it to be a powerful and insightful glimpse into humanity and the difference between hope and despair, intellect and simplicity, faith and nothing. I warn you that it is raw, and it is dark, but it is also insightful and you might learn something about yourself in watching it.

"I Was There" Tribute to September 11, 2001

and Jesus wept and so did I..............